290 East 53 Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-04678-0026BIN 3102215

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0147 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 27 apartments
0234 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 open rent-impairing violation(s)
048 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 27 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 27 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 27

421-a tax benefit

Rent stabilization here may be tied to a tax benefit and can end when the benefit expires.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

How to request your rent history →

Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

122

Open now

427

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Electric14

Heat/Hot Water14

Paint/Plaster13

Plumbing13

Flooring/Stairs12

Door/Window7

Water Leak6

Appliance5

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

495

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential246

Street/Sidewalk145

Unspecified64

Commercial24

Vehicle16

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

489

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony140

Misdemeanor277

Violation72

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 4 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2024-12-01

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-04-30

BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER APPLICATION # 321494450 DUE TO APPLICANT WITHDRAWAL ON 04/25/2024

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2024-04-30

BOROUGH COMMISSIONER HAS ORDERED ALL WORK STOPPED UNDER APPLICATION #322016162 DUE TO APPLICANT WITHDRAWAL ON 04/25/2024

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2019-09-20

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Happy999Realty LLC

Head officer

Mike Kong

Managing agent

Happy999Realty LLC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

BoilersClass 22018-11-16$625 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2024 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2024-02-27 · $2,400,000

Most recent mortgage2024-02-27 · $1,560,000

Sale2024-02-27$2,400,000

STF 290 EAST 53RD STREET HOLDING LLC → HAPPY999 REALTY, LLC

Mortgage2024-02-27$1,560,000

borrower HAPPY999REALTY, LLC · lender HABIB AMERICAN BANK

Sale2018-06-21$4,825,000

LEAH ELEFANT, EXECUTOR, EDWARD M. GRUSHKO, EXECUTOR, ROCHELLE SEIF, EXECUTOR, THE ESTATE OF TOBY GRUSHKO, AARON GRUSHKO, EXECUTOR → STF 290 EAST 53RD STREET HOLDING LLC

Mortgage2018-06-21$2,400,000

borrower STF 290 EAST 53RD STREET HOLDING LLC · lender ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale